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Unspecialist

Murray F. Yaco

First published October 1959
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

Two highly-trained pilots are sent to deliver fertiliser and tractor fuel to a distant planet. They don't know why their skills are needed for such a mundane mission, or why they have to take a "bean brain" - an untrained civilian - along with them.

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Publications (4)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1959 Astounding Science Fiction, October 1959 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 40
May 1960 Astounding Science Fiction, May 1960 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 34
November 2007 Unspecialist Project Gutenberg Chapbook
August 2009 Short Science Fiction Collection 23 LibriVox Anthology |9